Ryzen
brand for microprocessors by AMD
Ryzen ( RY-zən) is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors, designed and marketed by AMD for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms, based on the Zen microarchitecture. It consists of central processing units (CPUs) marketed for mainstream, enthusiast, server, and workstation segments; accelerated processing units (APUs), marketed for mainstream and entry-level segments and embedded systems applications.
A majority of AMD's desktop Ryzen products use the AM4 and AM5 platforms. In August 2017, AMD launched their Ryzen Threadripper line aimed at the enthusiast and workstation markets. Ryzen Threadripper uses different, larger sockets such as TR4, sTRX4, sWRX8, and sTR5, which support additional memory channels and PCI Express lanes. AMD moved to the AM5 platform for consumer desktop Ryzen with the release of Zen 4 products in late 2022.
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Background
Ryzen uses the Zen CPU microarchitecture, a redesign that returned AMD to the high-end CPU market after a decade of near-total absence since 2006. AMD's primary competitor, Intel, had largely dominated this market segment starting from the 2006 release of their Core microarchitecture and the Core 2 Duo. Similarly, Intel had abandoned their prior Pentium 4 lineup, as its NetBurst microarchitecture was uncompetitive with AMD's Athlon XP in terms of price and efficiency, and with their Athlon 64 and 64 X2, they were outmatched in terms of raw performance as well.
Until Ryzen's initial launch in early 2017, Intel's market dominance over AMD continued to grow with the launch of the Intel Core CPU lineup and branding, as well as the successful rollout of their now well-known tick-tock CPU release strategy.
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